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United States Patent | 5,559,172 |
Kulich ,   et al. | September 24, 1996 |
A flame retardant thermoplastic composition is provided containing a vinyl aromatic resin and a flame retardant. The flame retardant is an oligomeric condensation product of a halogenated aromatic diol and an alkylene dihalide composition which is preferably an admixture of an alkyl monohalide and an alkylene dihalide. The compositions are useful for making molded articles for automotive parts and for business machine housings. The composition exhibit no bloom, good thermal color stability, and good resistance to ultraviolet light.
Inventors: | Kulich; Donald M. (Marietta, OH); Cleveland; Thomas B. (Parkersburg, WV); Termine; Enrico J. (West Lafayette, IN); Mack; Arthur G. (Lafayette, IN) |
Assignee: | General Electric Company (Pittsfield, MA) |
Appl. No.: | 439014 |
Filed: | May 11, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 524/155; 524/167; 524/373; 524/411; 524/412 |
Intern'l Class: | C08K 005/06; C08K 005/36; C08K 005/02 |
Field of Search: | 524/373,411,412,155,167 |
4032508 | Jun., 1977 | Anderson | 524/373. |
5414046 | May., 1995 | Davis | 525/132. |
5420183 | May., 1995 | Arena et al. | 524/373. |